The Undertaker
An undertaker and a police inspector form the oddball duo at the heart of this screwball whodunnit.
Luc Conrad used to be a police detective. Now he's an undertaker, whose job is usually to comfort and console the next of kin - but sometimes the cop comes out in him, as well. Being closer to the corpse, so to speak, he's often a step ahead of the regular investigators, and finds a skeleton or two hidden in the closet of the grieving bereaved, as well. With his calm, attentive, sensitive manner, he often gets relatives to open up in a way they never would to the police. As soon as Luc starts to doubt a death was of natural causes, his inner sleuth takes over - and so do the headaches for Inspector Anna-Maria Giovanoli.
English subtitled (several episodes).
"Excellent cast" (Die Zeit)
"The cinematography is on par with international crime blockbusters. The story is just as good." (BZ Bern)
"Mike Müller is a smash as Luc Conrad." (Basler Zeitung)
"A Swiss delight for mystery fans." (web.de)
Swiss TV Award 2013: Barbara Terpoorten, best female main actor
Prix Walo 2013: Best TV production, best actor Mike Müller
Swiss TV Award 2017: Special Award for Mike Müller, main actor
Key Information
| __clip.originaltitle | Der Bestatter |
| __clip.genre |
Fiction/Drama |
| __clip.producedby | snakefilm GmbH for SRF |
| __clip.yearofproduction | 2018 |
| __clip.duration | 40x58 min |
| __clip.countryoforigin | Switzerland |
| __clip.languageversions | German [DUB],French [DUB],Italian [DUB] |
Cast & Crew
| __clip.director | Markus Fischer Markus Welter |
| __clip.cast | Mike Müller Barbara Terpoorten Suly Röthlisberger Samuel Streiff Reto Stalder Christoph Gaugler Martin Ostermeier |
| __clip.producers | |
| __clip.writers | Dave Tucker based on an idea by Hartmut Block |